Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Historical FunderKansas City, Missouri · EIN 43-6064859 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$95M
Organizations funded364
Typical grant$75,000
Total assets$3B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $150,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 4801 ROCKHILL ROAD, KANSAS CITY MO 64110 |
| Phone | 8169321000 |
| Form and materials | SUBMIT REQUESTS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT APPLICATION AND INFORMATION PORTAL AT: HTTPS://KAUFFMAN.FLUXX.IO |
| Deadlines | SINCE AUG 2024, PROPOSALS REQUIRE DEADLINES, CONSISTENT INFO, AND DEFINED FUNDING LIMITS. |
| Restrictions | GRANT AMOUNTS VARY DEPENDING ON THE SCOPE OF THE SPECIFIC PROJECT AND THE SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION. GRANT APPLICANTS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND FUNDING GUIDELINES. IF THERE IS A STRONG MATCH, WE REQUEST APPLICANTS TO PROCEED TO OUR GRANTS MANAGEMENT PORTAL TO BEGIN THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
34% of grants went outside Missouri.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Jobs Kc | Kansas City, MO | Support the establishment of the kansas city talent network to provide more opportunities for adults in the kansas city metro to obtain… | $20,475,583 |
| Great Jobs Kc | Kansas City, MO | Support for scholarships, financial incentives and services to promote college savings for low- and modest-income students and adults… | $9,634,064 |
| School Smart Kc Inc | Kansas City, MO | Provide support to close the academic performance gap between students attending district and charter schools within the boundaries of… | $5,000,000 |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman School Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for the kauffman school's continued operations and lease during the 2024-25 school year to manage and operate a charter school that… | $4,646,698 |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Support for matching funds for 501(C)(3) organizations, universities, and government agencies applying for federal grants to improve… | $3,000,000 |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Support for kauffman foundation match of associate and trustee contributions. 202403-14908 | $3,000,000 |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman School Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for the kauffman school's continued operations during the 2023-24 school year to manage and operate a charter school that prepares… | $2,896,698 |
| Real World Initiatives | Kansas City, MO | Support to increase real-world experiences for students facing barriers related to income, and geography, and to increase access to the… | $2,750,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Support for new and existing entrepreneurship education and resources at the university of missouri-kansas city. 202204-12330 | $2,600,000 |
| National League of Cities Institute | Washington, DC | Support for the city innovation ecosystems project to implement up to 150 entrepreneurial supportive programs, policies, and practices over… | $2,095,188 |
| Real World Initiatives | Kansas City, MO | Support to increase real-world experiences for students facing barriers related to income, and geography, and to increase access to the… | $2,000,000 |
| Global Entrepreneurship Network Inc | Arlington, VA | Support for learning and dissemination of best practices, programs, emerging trends, and measures from entrepreneurial ecosystems around… | $1,200,000 |
| National Opinion Research Center | Chicago, IL | Support for costs associated with validating, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating a population based survey of entrepreneurs at norc… | $1,134,935 |
| Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship Inc | Andover, KS | Support for organizational infrastructure investment and implementation of redi policy increasing access to capital and entrepreneurial… | $1,000,000 |
| Holy Rosary Credit Union | Kansas City, MO | Support for expanding the ability to deploy loans fund for economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in low to moderate income areas.… | $1,000,000 |
| Biostl | St Louis, MO | Support for organizational infrastructure investment and implementation of redi policy increase access to capital and entrepreneurial… | $1,000,000 |
| Pipeline Inc | Kansas City, KS | Support for organizational infrastructure and expanding pipeline's pathfinder entrepreneur development program. 202208-12940 | $1,000,000 |
| Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City Foundation Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for the design, implementation, and execution of strategies to continue growing regional public education stakeholders' use of… | $700,125 |
| The Metropolitan Community College Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202405-15160 | $375,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Support for three years of operating funds for kcur further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media… | $350,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Support for 2024 general operating expenses for kc STEM alliance. 202403-14815 | $300,000 |
| United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for catalyst fund general operations. 202407-15349 | $300,000 |
| National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | Support for general operations and to continue the midwest newsroom, as well as its ongoing reporting. 202204-12181 | $300,000 |
| Public Television 19 Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for three years of operating funds for kc pbs further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media… | $300,000 |
| Real World Initiatives | Kansas City, MO | To support prox ongoing operations. 202407-15290 | $250,036 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Support for three years of operating funds to missouri business alert further supporting organizational health and participation in the… | $250,000 |
| Forward Cities Inc | Durham, NC | Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202410-17074 | $250,000 |
| Kansas City Startup Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Support for three years of operating funds to startland news further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city… | $250,000 |
| Kansas City Local Organizing Committee | Kansas City, MO | Support for the 2024 u.s. conference of mayors hosted in kansas city. 202310-14457 | $250,000 |
| Accelerator for America | Azusa, CA | Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14731 | $250,000 |
| Cambiar Education | San Diego, CA | Support to bridge the gap between education and the demands of the modern workforce through the build out of an ai pitch feedback tool.… | $250,000 |
| Altcap | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for improvement of the current loan platform's effectiveness and data collection in serving low-income… | $250,000 |
| Mid-Coast Radio Project Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for training, recruitment, and retention processes and procedures for entrepreneurship. 202410-16510 | $250,000 |
| Greater Kc Linc Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for staffing, communication, and marketing related to workforce and career development. 202409-16150 | $250,000 |
| Teach for America Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for program enhancement and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16642 | $250,000 |
| Kansas City Public Library | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for strategic planning related to workforce development. 202410-16593 | $250,000 |
| Support Kansas City Inc | Merriam, KS | Support to build capacity for leadership development, deib training, and operational and technical effectiveness to better serve… | $250,000 |
| Kc Can Compost | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for staffing and operating systems related to workforce and career development. 202410-16655 | $250,000 |
| Community Assistance Council | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for workforce operating systems and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16678 | $250,000 |
| Gem Theater Cultural and Performing Arts Center Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to build workforce and career development capacity for information technology, program enhancement, and operational systems related… | $250,000 |
| Art As Mentorship Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for leadership development, strategic planning, and technology related to workforce and career development.… | $250,000 |
| Guadalupe Centers Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for leadership development related to workforce development. 202410-16654 | $250,000 |
| Connections to Success | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for marketing, strategic planning, and technology related to workforce and career development. 202410-16572 | $250,000 |
| Endeavor Nwa Entrepreneurs | Bentonville, AR | Support to build capacity for human resources planning related to entrepreneurship. 202410-16341 | $250,000 |
| The Foundation for Delta Educational and Economic Development | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for staffing and operating systems related to college access & completion. 202409-16146 | $250,000 |
| Nawbo Institute for Entrepreneurial Development | Washington, DC | Support to build capacity for a customized ai-powered search engine capacity to enable users to navigate their entrepreneurial journey.… | $250,000 |
| Delasalle Education Center | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for human resource planning and staffing related to workforce development. 202410-16665 | $250,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for college and workforce preparatory programming at regional boys & girls clubs. 202410-16606 | $250,000 |
| Pawsperity Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to build staffing capacity, marketing and training for staff and board members related to workforce and career development.… | $250,000 |
| Kansas City Museum Foundation Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for strategic planning and collaboration development related to workforce and career development. 202409-16002 | $250,000 |
| Teachers Like Me | Lees Summit, MO | Support to build capacity for staffing related to workforce and career development. 202409-15919 | $250,000 |
| The Sewing Labs | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for operating systems, communication & marketing, and financial planning & fundraising related to workforce and… | $250,000 |
| Pathway Financial Education | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for program enhancement related to entrepreneurship. 202409-16143 | $250,000 |
| Transition Academy | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for strategic planning, marketing, and technology related to workforce and career development. 202410-16555 | $250,000 |
| Journey to New Life Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to build capacity for fundraising related to workforce development. 202410-16626 | $250,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Support for the missouri small business development center to enhance technology and access to the current curriculum to support… | $249,695 |
| Consolidated School District # 2 | Raytown, MO | Operational support for continued equity and inclusion focused learning during the 2024 calendar year. 202403-14868 | $225,000 |
| North Kansas City School District | Kansas City, MO | Operational support for continued equity and inclusion focused learning during the 2024 calendar year. 202403-14871 | $225,000 |
| The Barstow School | Kansas City, MO | Operational support for continued equity and inclusion focused learning during the 2024 calendar year. 202403-14870 | $225,000 |
| University Academy | Kansas City, MO | Operational support for continued equity and inclusion focused learning during the 2024 calendar year. 202403-14869 | $225,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 364 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Jobs Kc | Kansas City, MO | Support for scholarships, financial incentives and services to promote college savings for low- and modest-income students and adults… | $86,964,829 |
| School Smart Kc Inc | Kansas City, MO | Provide support to close the academic performance gap between students attending district and charter schools within the boundaries of… | $10,000,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | Support for new and existing entrepreneurship education and resources at the university of missouri-kansas city. 202204-12330 | $5,020,488 |
| Living Cities Catalyst Fund III Known Lp | New York, NY | Program related investment for the creation of a viable investment vehicle to support entrepreneurial businesses from underserved racial… | $2,623,138 |
| International Economic Development Council Inc | Washington, DC | Support for scaling educational programs and organizational capacity to increase the adoption of entrepreneur-focused economic development… | $2,000,000 |
| Real World Initiatives | Kansas City, MO | Support to increase real-world experiences for students facing barriers related to income, and geography, and to increase access to the… | $1,000,000 |
| Dreamspring | Albuquerque, NM | Support for the capitalization and administration of a fund that increases access to capital for economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs… | $1,000,000 |
| Urban Manufacturing Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | Support for the equitable manufacturing city accelerator & communities of practice project to implement entrepreneur-focused economic… | $950,000 |
| Community Services League | Independence, MO | Support for an individual development account (ida) initiative providing economic stability and mobility programming and services to… | $450,000 |
| Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City Foundation Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for the design, implementation, and execution of strategies to continue growing regional public education stakeholders' use of… | $251,500 |
| Frontier Schools Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support to design and implement a three-year real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school… | $220,000 |
| Unified School District No 231 | Gardner, KS | Support to implement a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for… | $220,000 |
| Turner Usd 202 | Kansas City, KS | Support for the implementation of a three-year real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school… | $220,000 |
| The School District of Kansas City Missouri | Kansas City, MO | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $180,000 |
| Consolidated School District # 2 | Raytown, MO | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $180,000 |
| Mid-America Regional Council | Kansas City, MO | Support for a local funding match to leverage $4.7 million in federal US department of energy funding to support a network of at least 25… | $150,000 |
| Kansas City Startup Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Support for the design and implementation of an entrepreneurship curriculum for classroom educators. 202404-14988 | $135,000 |
| Unified School District No 229 Johnson County State of Kansas | Overland Park, KS | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $135,000 |
| University Academy | Kansas City, MO | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $135,000 |
| Park Hill School District | Kansas City, MO | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $135,000 |
| Guadalupe Educational System Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $135,000 |
| Crossroads Charter Schools | Kansas City, MO | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $135,000 |
| Central Avenue Betterment Association | Kansas City, KS | Support for organizational capacity building by implementing a system to track fundraising, communications, programming and volunteers.… | $112,500 |
| Unified School District No 230 | Spring Hill, KS | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $110,000 |
| Piper Unified School District 203 | Kansas City, KS | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $99,000 |
| Blue Springs School District | Blue Springs, MO | Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving… | $99,000 |
| Research Foundation for State University of New York | Albany, NY | Support for comparative community and action-based research that will explore how social networks and levels of demographic diversity… | $83,747 |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman School Inc | Kansas City, MO | Support for the kauffman school's continued operations and lease during the 2024-25 school year to manage and operate a charter school that… | $73,349 |
| Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, PA | Support to research the comparative success rates of esos that promote individualistic vs cooperative models of small business development,… | $54,500 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | Support for research to build existing models of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in st. louis, mo and expand those to include current and… | $50,000 |
| Association of American Geographers | Washington, DC | Support for the 2023-2026 annual meetings to encourage research on geography and entrepreneurship. 202205-12452 | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95,048,595 | 395 |
| 2023 | $90,924,548 | 502 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523169349103332
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 43-6064859
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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